Patents by Inventor Mengkang PENG

Mengkang PENG has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10871541
    Abstract: The present invention proposed a weighted Centroid Localisation (WCL) algorithm, which does the location estimation based on the known positions of the gateways and the measurements times of arrival (TOA) at the gateways. The algorithm computes the weight of the gateway based on their rank when the gateways are sorted by their TOA. Simulations have demonstrated the algorithm's robustness under different multipath/fading channel conditions and its good location performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Semtech Corporation
    Inventor: Mengkang Peng
  • Patent number: 10492022
    Abstract: The present invention proposed a weighted Centroid Localisation (WCL) algorithm, which does the location estimation based only on the known positions of the gateways and the measurements of the Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) at the gateways. The algorithm computes the weight of the gateway based on their rank when the gateways are sorted by their relative RSSI. Simulations have demonstrated the algorithm's robustness under different multipath/fading channel conditions and its good location performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Semtech Corporation
    Inventor: Mengkang Peng
  • Patent number: 10271163
    Abstract: A system comprising at least a mobile device (110) and a plurality of gateways (120a-120g) whose positions are known, wherein the gateways (120a-120g) are operatively arranged to determine for each gateway a time differences of arrival (TDOA) of a signal originated by the mobile device (110). A solver unit (160) computes the position of the mobile device (110), based on said time difference of arrival (TDOA). The solver unit (160) implements ELM and a LMS algorithm to compute the mobile device's one-shot location estimate based on one or several packet transmissions, and includes a procedure to decide if an LMS algorithm needs to be run and a procedure to select or combine the location output from ELM and LMS for the one-shot location output. Further the solver unit comprises a tracking algorithm to realise the tracking of the moving device or to improve location accuracy should the device static.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Semtech Corporation
    Inventor: Mengkang Peng
  • Publication number: 20180284215
    Abstract: The present invention proposed a weighted Centroid Localisation (WCL) algorithm, which does the location estimation based on the known positions of the gateways and the measurements times of arrival (TOA) at the gateways. The algorithm computes the weight of the gateway based on their rank when the gateways are sorted by their TOA. Simulations have demonstrated the algorithm's robustness under different multipath/fading channel conditions and its good location performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Mengkang PENG
  • Publication number: 20170156027
    Abstract: The present invention proposed a weighted Centroid Localisation (WCL) algorithm, which does the location estimation based only on the known positions of the gateways and the measurements of the Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) at the gateways. The algorithm computes the weight of the gateway based on their rank when the gateways are sorted by their relative RSSI. Simulations have demonstrated the algorithm's robustness under different multipath/fading channel conditions and its good location performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventor: Mengkang PENG
  • Publication number: 20170156030
    Abstract: A system comprising at least a mobile device (110) and a plurality of gateways (120a-120g) whose positions are known, wherein the gateways (120a-120g) are operatively arranged to determine for each gateway a time differences of arrival (TDOA) of a signal originated by the mobile device (110). A solver unit (160) computes the position of the mobile device (110), based on said time difference of arrival (TDOA). The solver unit (160) implements ELM and a LMS algorithm to compute the mobile device's one-shot location estimate based on one or several packet transmissions, and includes a procedure to decide if an LMS algorithm needs to be run and a procedure to select or combine the location output from ELM and LMS for the one-shot location output. Further the solver unit comprises a tracking algorithm to realise the tracking of the moving device or to improve location accuracy should the device static.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventor: Mengkang PENG
  • Patent number: 8949648
    Abstract: A system and method for synchronizing clocks across a packet-switched network eliminates wander accumulation to enable precision clock distribution across a large network. In addition to standard Precision Time Protocol (PTP) synchronization messages or similar time synchronization messages, each clock regenerator stage receives a grand clock error message from the previous stage, updates this error message with its own stage clock error, and then transmits the updated grand clock error to the next stage. This enables the synchronization algorithm to compensate for the error of the previous stage, effectively locking each clock regenerator stage to the grand master clock directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Semtech Corp.
    Inventor: Mengkang Peng
  • Publication number: 20120263264
    Abstract: A system and method for synchronizing clocks across a packet-switched network eliminates wander accumulation to enable precision clock distribution across a large network. In addition to standard Precision Time Protocol (PTP) synchronization messages or similar time synchronization messages, each clock regenerator stage receives a grand clock error message from the previous stage, updates this error message with its own stage clock error, and then transmits the updated grand clock error to the next stage. This enables the synchronization algorithm to compensate for the error of the previous stage, effectively locking each clock regenerator stage to the grand master clock directly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventor: Mengkang PENG